MAPC issues statement on City of Boston short-term rental executive order

Marc D. Draisen, Executive Director of the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC), today released the following statement:

“MAPC supports Mayor Walsh’s Executive Order regarding short-term rental unit operations in the City of Boston.

We, like Mayor Walsh, acknowledge that short-term rental use provides a unique economic benefit to home owners and tenants. We are encouraged that Boston City Hall will focus their efforts to continue exploring mechanisms to address professional and commercial short-term rental operators, which stress an already thin housing market.

Additionally, MAPC welcomes the opportunity for a municipality like Boston to enter into agreements with hosting platforms and to access relevant and important data relating to housing.

MAPC supports a statewide approach to regulating short-term rental units, but want any legislation to build in flexibility for cities and towns. We will continue to work with our regional and state partners to push forward meaningful regulations on these units, without stifling innovation and entrepreneurship.

MAPC plans over the new few weeks to release its own guidelines and recommendations regarding short-term rental regulations on the state level.”

MAPC is the regional planning agency serving the people who live and work in the 101 cities and towns of Greater Boston. For more information, visit mapc.org.

Thursday, 27 April 2017

Updated on Fri, 04/28/2017 – 10:33am

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The Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) is the regional planning agency serving the people who live and work in the 101 cities and towns of Metropolitan Boston. Our mission is to promote smart growth and regional collaboration. Our regional plan, MetroFuture, guides our work as we engage the public in responsible stewardship of our region’s future.